New trial – Social Science Research Network

Trial available until 17th August 2008.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.

The SSRN eLibrary consists of two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts on over 188,200 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 151,200 downloadable full text documents in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. The eLibrary also includes the research papers of a number of Fee Based Partner Publications.

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Bytes Cafe extension

Renovations to the Bytes Cafe in the Auchmuty Information Common will start on Monday 23rd June 2008, and are expected to be completed by the beginning of second semester.

The seating area will be extended – more seats, more laptop data ports, less congestion.

Bytes will continue to operate during the renovations.

NEWCAT downtime Saturday 21st June

The Library catalogue, NEWCAT, will be unavailable between 7:30am and 8:30am on Saturday 21st June 2008, so that a system upgrade can be carried out.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused.